HSN Code 996512 — Railway transport services of Goods including letters — GST 18%
Group 9965 — Services · Service (SAC)
Full description
Railway transport services of Goods including letters, parcels, live animals, household & office furniture, intermodal containers, bulk cargo etc
GST rate breakdown
For an intra-state invoice, GST splits equally into CGST + SGST. For inter-state (or exports), it appears as a single IGST line.
Copy as invoice line
HSN: 996512 | Rate: 18% (CGST 9 + SGST 9)
Common keywords & aliases
If your invoice description contains any of these terms, HSN 996512 is a likely match. The matcher in this tool is a keyword scorer — not an AI classifier — so cross-check borderline cases against the official CBIC schedule.
Related HSN codes
Other codes in the same heading or chapter — useful when you're narrowing down between adjacent classifications.
- 996511Road transport services of goods (freightGST 5%
- 996513Transport services of petroleum & natural gasGST 18%
- 996519Other land transport services of goods n.e.c.GST 18%
- 996521Coastal and transoceanic (overseas) water transport services of goo...GST 18%
- 996522Inland water transport services of goods by refrigerator vesselsGST 18%
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Search HSN codes →HSN reporting requirement by turnover
- Turnover < ₹5 Cr (B2C) → First 4 digits (e.g. 9965)
- Turnover ≥ ₹5 Cr → First 6 digits (e.g. 996512)
- e-Invoice / e-Way bill mandatory → Full 8 digits (look up the specific 8-digit tariff under 996512 on the CBIC portal)
GST 2.0 note: Dataset reflects GST 2.0 reforms effective 22-Sep-2025 on 6 audit-flagged entries (2202, 2402, 2403, 2704, 8703, 8711). All other entries still reflect pre-reform rates — verify before invoicing.
Source: keyword-matched from a curated subset of the CBIC GST rate schedule. Dataset snapshot: 2025-10-01. Rates can change between notifications — verify before invoicing.